+       uint32_t ret = ReadLF(false, true, 0);
+       FpgaWriteConfWord(FPGA_MAJOR_MODE_OFF);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+* acquisition of Cotag LF signal. Similart to other LF,  since the Cotag has such long datarate RF/384
+* and is Manchester?,  we directly gather the manchester data into bigbuff
+**/
+#define COTAG_T1 384
+#define COTAG_T2 (COTAG_T1>>1)
+#define COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD 128+30
+#define COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD 128-30
+#ifndef COTAG_BITS
+#define COTAG_BITS 264
+#endif
+void doCotagAcquisition(size_t sample_size) {
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > sample_size )
+               bufsize = sample_size;
+
+       dest[0] = 0;
+       uint8_t sample = 0, firsthigh = 0, firstlow = 0; 
+       uint16_t i = 0;
+
+       while (!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && (i < bufsize) ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+               
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       sample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+               
+                       // find first peak
+                       if ( !firsthigh ) {
+                               if (sample < COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD) 
+                                       continue;
+                               firsthigh = 1;
+                       }
+                       if ( !firstlow ){
+                               if (sample > COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD )
+                                       continue;
+                               firstlow = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       ++i;
+       
+                       if ( sample > COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 255;
+                       else if ( sample < COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 0;
+                       else 
+                               dest[i] = dest[i-1];
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+uint32_t doCotagAcquisitionManchester() {
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > COTAG_BITS )
+               bufsize = COTAG_BITS;
+
+       dest[0] = 0;
+       uint8_t sample = 0, firsthigh = 0, firstlow = 0; 
+       uint16_t sample_counter = 0, period = 0;
+       uint8_t curr = 0, prev = 0;
+       uint16_t noise_counter = 0;
+       while (!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && (sample_counter < bufsize) && (noise_counter < (COTAG_T1<<1)) ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       sample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+
+                       // find first peak
+                       if ( !firsthigh ) {
+                               if (sample < COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD) {
+                                       noise_counter++;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               noise_counter = 0;
+                               firsthigh = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       if ( !firstlow ){
+                               if (sample > COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD ) {
+                                       noise_counter++;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               noise_counter=0;
+                               firstlow = 1;
+                       }
+
+                       // set sample 255, 0,  or previous
+                       if ( sample > COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD){
+                               prev = curr;
+                               curr = 1;
+                       }
+                       else if ( sample < COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD) {
+                               prev = curr;
+                               curr = 0;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               curr = prev;
+                       }
+
+                       // full T1 periods, 
+                       if ( period > 0 ) {
+                               --period;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       dest[sample_counter] = curr;
+                       ++sample_counter;
+                       period = COTAG_T1;
+               }
+       }
+       return sample_counter;